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Homeless people flock to night shelters in bone-chilling December

New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Temperature dropped down in Delhi due to heavy snowfall in parts of North India. Homeless people move to night shelters to stay warm near New Delhi Railway Station. These government-supported night shelters have become heaven for homeless people. They are provided with free blankets and pillows.

Prez Kovind, PM Modi pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Politicos remembered former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary on December 25. President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tribute to Vajpayee at 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid floral tribute to former PM. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah also remembered Vajpayee on his birth anniversary. Many other politicos including JP Nadda, Anurag Thakur were also present at the event. A cultural program was also organised at 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial, where singer Anup Jalota sang the songs.

Sudden rush to get birth certificates increase in UP's Hapur

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 25 (ANI): A sudden rush to get birth certificates has been witnessed in UP's Hapur. Some of these people have birth year of 1948 while some have 1952. Speaking on it, Hapur Nagar Palika, Executive Officer JK Anand said, "There has been a sudden rush to get birth certificates made. Some are from 1948, some 1952 etc. The issue, we are facing is that we are not able to get information of such old dates, trying to do best we can. I can't say right now why this unexpected rush."

10-day-long book fair organised in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Dec 25 (ANI): 10-day-long book fair has been organised in Hyderabad. With a humungous collection of books, fair houses 330 stalls. People from all walks of life attended the fair in Hyderabad.

People flock to churches to attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve

Kolkata, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa Dec 25 (ANI): People across the nation flocked to churches on Christmas Eve. Dipped in fervour, people visited churches to attend midnight mass. Churches are lit up and markets are beautifully decorated. Country will celebrate birth anniversary of Jesus Christ with full enthusiasm on December 25.

Two new Pokemon titles launched exclusively on Facebook Gaming

New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Leveraging the reach of Facebook, two new Pokemon titles have been launched exclusively on the social networking giant's gaming platform. According to The Verge, both the titles - Pokemon Tower Battle and Pokemon Medallion Battle - have been built using Facebook's Instant Games platform. Pokemon Tower Battle places two players against one another who take turns to drop pokemons out of the sky like Tetris blocks to build a stable tower. It is available worldwide. Pokemon Medallion Battle is a digital card battle game that is currently available to play in the Philippines.

NPR is first step towards NRC, HM Shah misleading people: Owaisi

Hyderabad, Dec 25 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi reacted on Home Minister Amit Shah's recent interview with ANI, where Home Minister said that 'there is no link between National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). "Is NPR not related to NRC and HM Shah has also said to me in Parliament that NRC will be implemented PAN-India. You are the Home Minister you should only say that truth, why are you misleading people, NPR is the first step of NRC," said Owaisi while talking to ANI.

Theme cakes in demand this Christmas

Coimbatore (TN), Dec 25 (ANI): As Christmas arrives, people in Coimbatore are treating themselves with theme-based cakes. Cakes designed like planet, barbie dolls, football are hit among buyers. Christmas is being celebrated across the country with fervour.

Woman confesses to killing husband during Haryana Home Minister 'janta darbar'

Ambala (Haryana), Dec 25 (ANI): A woman confessed to killing her husband 2 years ago, in a letter during Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij's 'janta darbar'. She handed the letter to Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Dec 24. While speaking to ANI, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said that woman confessed her crime and wanted face punishment. "I handed her over to police and she was taken to a police station," Haryana Home Minister added.

New treatment strategy may thwart deadly brain tumours: Study

New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Immune checkpoint inhibitors are important medications that boost the immune system's response against certain cancers; however, they tend to be ineffective against glioblastoma, the most deadly primary brain tumour in adults. New research in mice led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Florida reveals a promising strategy that makes glioblastoma susceptible to these medications.

I am clearly stating this, there's no link between NPR and NRC: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister, Amit Shah said that there is no link between National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) on December 24. "There is no link between National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR), said Amit Shah while speaking to ANI.

Nobody will lose citizenship due to NPR: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 24 clarified that nobody will lose citizenship because of National Population Register (NPR). "It is possible that some names are missed in the NPR, still their citizenship will not be revoked because this is not the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC). The NRC is a different process. I want to make it clear that nobody will lose citizenship because of NPR," said Shah while speaking to ANI.

PM Modi is right, no discussion on pan-India NRC right now: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 24 said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "right" in saying that there is no discussion on pan-India National Register of Citizens (NRC) right now. "There is no need to debate this (pan-India NRC) as there is no discussion on it right now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right, there is no discussion on it yet either in the Cabinet or Parliament, said Amit Shah while speaking to ANI.

Amit Shah admits lack of govt communication to control intense CAA protests

New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in an exclusive interview in the national capital on December 24, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke about if there was lack of communication from government on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He said, "I have no issue or problem in accepting the fact that might have been there was some lack of communication from government side on CAA." "But you can see my speech in the parliament as in that I have clearly mentioned that due to this act citizenship of any minority community people will not be affected," he added.

'Please review your decision': Amit Shah on Kerala, Bengal govts' disapproval of NPR

New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Reacting to the disapproval of Kerala and West Bengal governments over the updation of National Population Register (NPR), Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that he is humbly urging the chief ministers of both the state to reconsider their stand on the population register as it is the "base" for the developmental schemes for poor. "I humbly appeal to both Chief Ministers again that don't take such a step and please review your decisions. Don't keep the poor out of development programs just for your politics," Shah told ANI editor Smita Prakash.

No connection between detention centre and NRC, CAA: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in an interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash, said that there is no connection between detention centre and National Register of Citizens (NRC) or Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). "There is no connection between detention centre and NRC or CAA. The centre has been there for years and is for illegal migrants. Misinformation is being spread on this," said Amit Shah while speaking to ANI.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar invites VC of WB universities for interactive session at Raj Bhavan

Kolkata, Dec 24 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar called all vice chancellors of Universities for an interactive session on 13 January 2020 at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. "All vice chancellors are invited for an interactive session on January 13, 2020 at 11 am in Raj Bhavan. Vice chancellors are being advised to send in writing their concerns a week in advance, so I am in a position to understand their issues," said Governor in a press conference in Kolkata. Dhankar had earlier hit out at Jadavpur University (JU) officials who cited the threat of boycott by students as reasons for cancelling the convocation.

Watch: AAP's Bhagwant Mann gets in verbal spat with journalist

Chandigarh, Dec 24 (ANI): Member of Parliament (MP) from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bhagwant Mann, on December 24 had a verbal spat with a journalist in Chandigarh after the latter projected the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) as the main opposition party in Punjab. The AAP leader, while dismissing SAD to be the front runner against ruling Congress, asked the journalist who told him that SAD is the main opposition party in Punjab? To this, the journalist responded by saying that the SAD and its leader Sukhbir Singh Badal were protesting against the current govt in Punjab. However, the AAP leader termed the SAD leader as halfwit. Soon, the argument turned into a verbal spat as the AAP MP told the journalist to let others ask questions.

Arvind Kejriwal releases 5-year report card of Delhi govt

New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has introduced its 5-year report card on December 24. Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal himself presented an account of the actions of his government to the public. CM Kejriwal mentioned things like increasing the budget of Delhi from Rs 30,000 crore to R 60,000 crore. Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Delhi in February 2020 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

Karnataka HM orders magisterial inquiry on violence during CAA protest in Mangaluru

Bengaluru, Dec 24 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in Bengaluru on December 24, the Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai spoke on violence during protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Mangaluru. He said, "We have ordered a magisterial inquiry and it was recommended by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)".